Clarke Leads Europe to Victory

Darren Clarke has captained Europe to victory in the EurAsia Cup in Malaysia. They beat Asia by eighteen and a half points to five and a half.

Europe went into Sunday's singles matches with a commanding 9-3 lead after taking 4½ points on both Friday and Saturday.

Clarke's men sealed victory with eight matches still out on course after wins for Ian Poulter, Andy Sullivan, Lee Westwood and Willett. Shane Lowry suffered defeat in the singles losing two and one to Anirban Lahiri.

Darren Clarke paid this tribute to his winning team: "I think the guys played fantastic. The quality of their golf was amazing considering a lot of them have had a nice break off for Christmas and not been able to practice too much. To come here and play in the manner that they did and beat a very strong Asian team was very impressive.

"They got the momentum early and some of the scoring was sensational. They bonded as a team, they had a great time together, they enjoyed each other, enjoyed the company and they just played well."